In 480 BC, the Persian invasion of Greece reached a terrifying breaking point after Athens was abandoned and burned. Xerxes still had a massive fleet, but Themistocles understood that Persian numbers ...
Only one ancient account mentions the existence of Xerxes Canal, long thought to be a tall tale. But archaeology is confirming that Persia's engineering triumph was real. Land and seaThis view from ...
In 479 BC, the Persian army under Mardonius faced a Greek coalition near Plataea in one of the decisive battles of the second Persian invasion. The Spartans finally mobilized 5,000 citizens supported ...
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